Russia fights for Pacific islands
MOSCOW - In a sign of Russia's apparent determination to defend its territorial gains made in the Far East during the Second World War, coast guards yesterday opened fire on six Japanese fishing boats near the Kurile Islands off northern Japan, writes Andrew Higgins. The shooting follows a similar incident on 15 August when a Japanese fisherman was hit by Russian gunfire near the Kuriles.
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